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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 608 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.Which of these shows repetition? (a) caption close to photo (b) a bright button on grey (c) dark text on light paper (d) repeated bullet icons
  2. 2.True or false: “small print for details” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) contrast (b) repetition (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) most important first (c) small print for details (d) repeated bullet icons
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) caption close to photo (b) related items grouped (c) contact details together (d) dark text on light paper
  6. 6.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows repetition? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) captions on a grid (c) left edges lined up (d) one border on all pages
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) balance (b) repetition (c) alignment (d) hierarchy
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) black text on yellow (b) matching heading styles (c) a bright button on grey (d) dark text on light paper
  10. 10.Which of these shows contrast? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) captions on a grid (d) dark text on light paper
  11. 11.Which of these shows proximity? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) a mirror-image layout (d) related items grouped
  12. 12.📐 Which design principle is this: “a mirror-image layout”? (a) alignment (b) proximity (c) repetition (d) balance
  13. 13.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  14. 14.Which of these shows repetition? (a) matching heading styles (b) most important first (c) the title is the largest (d) white words on black
  15. 15.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) hierarchy (d) balance
  17. 17.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) hierarchy (b) contrast (c) balance (d) repetition
  18. 18.Which of these shows balance? (a) related items grouped (b) both halves feel equal (c) most important first (d) a bright button on grey
  19. 19.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) alignment
  20. 20.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows balance. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “both halves feel equal” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📐 Which design principle is this: “the title is the largest”? (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) contrast
  24. 24.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) repetition (b) proximity (c) contrast (d) balance
  25. 25.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  26. 26.True or false: “the title is the largest” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) repetition
  28. 28.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) proximity
  30. 30.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright button on grey (b) dark text on light paper (c) white words on black (d) a centred, even layout
  32. 32.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows contrast. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “captions on a grid” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) a centred, even layout (c) white words on black (d) related items grouped
  35. 35.True or false: “dark text on light paper” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) caption close to photo (d) related items grouped
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) a bright button on grey (c) a mirror-image layout (d) a centred, even layout
  38. 38.True or false: “contact details together” shows proximity. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📐 Which design principle is this: “most important first”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  40. 40.True or false: “a centred, even layout” shows alignment. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. repeated bullet icons
  2. False
  3. contrast
  4. repeated bullet icons
  5. dark text on light paper
  6. True
  7. one border on all pages
  8. hierarchy
  9. matching heading styles
  10. dark text on light paper
  11. related items grouped
  12. balance
  13. proximity
  14. matching heading styles
  15. False
  16. alignment
  17. balance
  18. both halves feel equal
  19. alignment
  20. False
  21. True
  22. False
  23. hierarchy
  24. repetition
  25. hierarchy
  26. True
  27. alignment
  28. True
  29. contrast
  30. True
  31. a centred, even layout
  32. False
  33. False
  34. white words on black
  35. False
  36. left edges lined up
  37. a bright button on grey
  38. True
  39. hierarchy
  40. False

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